problem with my brand new Glock36. Full mag = can't work slide

[Snaps]

I just picked this up today. Narrowed it down to the 30 and the 36. Went with the 30.

Anyway, it's a 10rd mag, but when I load all 10 I can't work the slide back. I mean I probably could if I'd just rip the thing but I don't really want to do that. Pop one out and it works perfectly.

Is this a normal thing? like maybe I've got to break the mag springs in a little?

I've noticed that the springs in Glocks (This is the 2nd one I've owned) seem to be a good bit stiffer than others.

 

[denfoote]

1) Shoot the heck out of it. At least 150 rounds.
2) Load up the mags to full and let them sit for a couple of days. That should do the trick.

My 36 had the same problem. Even after several hundred rounds, the slide is a bit hard to rack!!

 

[Larryect]

My G36 slide seems quite a bit stiffer than my SIG P239. Of course I thought it was at least partially the difference between 9mm and .45. Or the 2000 or so rounds through the SIG.

What I want to know is, where can I get a 10 round magazine for the G36?

 

[mrapathy2000]

1) Shoot the heck out of it. At least 150 rounds.
2) Load up the mags to full and let them sit for a couple of days. That should do the trick.

My 36 had the same problem. Even after several hundred rounds, the slide is a bit hard to rack!!

you forgot to include unload the magazine after the couple of days.

work the slide some grab some snap caps or dry fire if you dont mind. get used to the trigger.

 

[Quintin Likely]

I've noticed too that Glocks are quite a bit stiffer to rack then most other pistols I've handled. Especially the baby ones. Or maybe I'm just a sissy Shoot a bunch of ammo through it and see what happens.

 

[Snaps]

What I want to know is, where can I get a 10 round magazine for the G36?

As the great homer simpson would say, "D'oh!" Well I got the title wrong but the text right... In my defense though I did type that at somewhere between 1 and 1:30 am.


I've had them loaded, I'm going ot head down to the range later today. Thanks for the input...

 

[Ken Rainey]

Glock's 10 rd mags are noted for having stout springs - I like'm like that. The way I see it, it's better to have that spring power to push the bullets up fast enough to ensure against a feed failure, however, it will also put the slide in a bind due to this pressure when fully loaded. So, to have the best of it (if you must have 10 rds) load the mag fully, insert into pistol with the slide locked open, chamber a rd and you're good to go. Not keeping it fully loaded will preserve some of the springs energy. I recommend getting mags to use just for carry (and never fully loading them - say 8 or 9 rds + the one in the pipe should be plenty) and mags just for practice - that way the carry mags always have enough energy to work because you haven't been compressing and relaxing the spring by using it - thus causing spring fatigue - so when the practice mags fail it will be on the range and not the street.

Ken

 

[denfoote]

Oh, so it's a G30!!!

Ok, now it makes sense!!
A few years back, Glock mags had some play in them. For example, some G26 mags would actually hold 11 rounds instead of the Klintonized 10!! The same was true for G30 mags. The play was there to ensure proper feeding. Glock got paranoid and extended the spring length so that the mags hold exactly 10 rounds with NO play at the bottom. Newer mags for my 30 are a to load 10 rounds into. However, the optional 9 round mags do not exibit that little quirk!! I use them now instead of the 10's!!!

 

[Lobotomy Boy]

I bought a used 21 last week, but it was almost new. Only two of the three mags had been used--one was brand-spanking-new. I've shot about 400 rounds through th gun so far and have noticed the same thing. To avoid the issue, I've been locking the slide open before inserting the mag, then hitting the slide release.